Sorry, my comment was poorly written. People are using the comment, “What Difference Does it Make?” in “funny” ways. (My pwn mother even used in response to a question I had.) What Hillary said with that comment is evil. She is saying noone really needs to be held accountable for what happened. The lives of those lost or those injured don’t deserve people held to account for their lack of action or for improper actions.

We don’t disagree in our understanding of that phrase. I don’t right good sumtimes, upchuck.

That comment, What Difference Does It Make, while funny in a peculiar way, is plain evil. An Ambassador was murdered, and these idiots are getting away with doing nothing but bringing shame to our reputation in the world.

combine that with “ we came, we saw, he died” and we get the picture of
MSM dual faced non response

Rubio and the others can talk border security/enforcement first all they want to.

But the fact of the matter is that Obama is working towards the opposite just as fast as he can.

And when he doesn’t get his way in Congress he’ll just sign another EO.

Just last week there was a story about the feds being ordered to dismantle the southern security network. The strong of aerostat balloons that provide real time scanning and coverage of the border from Brownsville to San Diego.

Our southern border is, in part, protected by the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS), which utilizes moored balloons hovering at about 15,000 feet to identify low flying aircraft and missiles that may penetrate the border and cross into U.S. airspace.

The system is utilized by the U.S. Air Force, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for a number of missions including detection of drug smuggling and preservation of the air sovereignty of the continental United States.

According to Exelis Systems Corporation, the company that built and jointly maintains TARS with the U.S. Air Force, the government has ordered a complete shutdown of Aerostat flight operations:

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The government also indicated its intent that aerostat flight operations will cease on March 15, 2013, and that the remainder of the fiscal year will be used to deflate aerostats, disposition equipment, and prepare sites for permanent closure. We are currently reviewing all the details of the RfP and evaluating the possible impacts on the program and our workforce. We continue to communicate with the government on this matter, and we will have more information in the coming days and weeks.

An Exelis employee close to the TARS project had this to say about the closure of the sites:

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Not only will this closure mean hundreds of people will be out of jobs, but it also means our borders will not be safe, especially along the remote U.S. Mexico Border like in Texas.

It will be open season for any drug/gun/slave smugglers, terrorists flying in with nukes, low altitude missiles, or even a full scale low elevation invasion/attack against America.

With China actively and openly deploying Russian-made low altitude strategic bombers, designing EMP weapons capable of disabling the countrys power grid infrastructure, and establishing economic zones within the United States, its difficult to imagine the motivation behind the move to further weaken U.S. air defenses on the southern border.

If September 11, 2001 was any indication of our air defense capabilities, and considering that any ground invasion of the United States would originate on our southern border, then wouldnt we want as many early warning systems as possible to be actively protecting our country in these specific areas?

The U.S. government has chosen to shutdown this outward facing surveillance system, and has instead turned the surveillance inward, on the American people.

Since Feinstein's bill outlaws anything and everything up to and including "the shoulder thing that goes up", it's more a liberal's opium dream.

(True, like many I thought the same thing about Obamacare, but the libs had a supermajority when they passed that.)

I would not put it past Leahey to use the Sandy Hook backlash to get the camel's nose further into the tent with some so-called "common sense" legislation, like universal background checks or magazine capacity limits.

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posted on 02/03/2013 9:32:28 AM PST
by Sooth2222
("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)

IMHO...44 is gonna use things like Fienstien’s bill dying in committee and more and more states passing legislation to not enforce his recent EO’s as an excuse to make a blatant gun grab by fiat.

Something along the lines of:

“Since Congress has failed to act...and since states are REFUSING to act...I’ve been left with no choice but to sign an Executive Order here by stopping all sales distribution and manufacturing of the types of weapons listed in Senator Fienstien’s legislation. In addition, I am requesting that Homeland Security aid local law enforcement in the collection of these same types of weapons from the people that own them. The safety of our children can not and will not be hindered by antiquated and time wasting debates about the 2nd Amendment and the Constitution.”

Yes. That little weasel is everywhere! Here's how it went down, "Panettas backing of Hagel was seconded by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Martin Dempsey, who said in helping prepare him for his confirmation hearings, we had several opportunities to talk about strategy. And I found him well-prepared and very thoughtful about it.

It is used to monitor stuff coming in from Cuba and elsewhere in the Caribbean. If it goes down zero will be leaving us wide open to terrorism and almost unlimited drug smuggling. That's probably what it's all about.

We are under attack from within. Hard to say how many times we have to point it out.

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posted on 02/03/2013 9:46:37 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

Meanwhile on the Obmacare front I stumbled across this courtesy of another Freeper via Freepmail. I didn't realize this happened at the time but its a true blockbuster! The link above documents how Justice Roberts was probably blackmailed into declaring obmacare a tax when he knew it was illegal all the while Seems Roberts adopted or basically “bought” two kids from Ireland,claiming they came from Central America. The story got out and he got caught. Its likely that he was blackmailed about what he did and he chose to screw 300 million of us by legitimizing obamacare so he could keep the two kids he basically bought from a woman in Ireland. If its all true its strange at best. If many of you already knew about it forgive my naivete,I'm just learning about it now.

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posted on 02/03/2013 9:56:11 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and many friends of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle tonight. Todd and I first met Chris in Pella, Iowa, when he helped out with security for the premiere of the film The Undefeated. And later we became friends with Chris when he was on Stars Earn Stripes with Todd. Chris was a wonderful man, a good friend, and a true American hero who loved our country and served honorably. He was loved and admired by so many, and he will never be forgotten.”

- Todd and Sarah Palin

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posted on 02/03/2013 10:04:54 AM PST
by CDB
(Time for the "New Media" to write: "All the 'Presidents' Men: the Sequel--Benghazi-Gate)

And when he doesnt get his way in Congress hell just sign another EO.IMHO...44 is gonna use things like Fienstiens bill dying in committee andmore and more states passing legislation to not enforce his recent EOs asan excuse to make a blatant gun grab by fiat.

This is a very nice springboard for Mark Kelly as he uses his wife to break into politics.

Apparently when he resigned from NASA he was asked if he’d be getting into politics maybe to run for Kyl’s seat (Flake has it now) or something else in AZ. He said he wasn’t looking at running for anything, but he didn’t rule it out.

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posted on 02/03/2013 10:17:38 AM PST
by Sal
(Pres and State watched our people get raped and murdered in REAL TIME and did nothing!)

WOW, that exchange between Wallace and LaPierre WAS "explosive". I don't normally criticize Wallace, but he was an extremely poor journalist this morning. It was obvious he was vested in more gun-control and was anti-NRA.

First he questions if LaPierre regrets running this ad. Wallace is hinging his argument on the fact that obama's children are more of a target than yours or mine or your neighbors. Now granted, but LaPierre makes the point that all parents want their children to be safer than they are from the "crazies". Police won't be able to get their in time. Wallace counters that let's say we get armed guards in schools, then what about the malls, theaters, etc? (lololol - well, hey, wouldn't that make us want to have MORE responsible people carrying, not less?)

Then he goes on to attack LaPierre accusing him for throwing "class" into his argument when he says elites are hypocrites because they have armed protection but don't want the regular joes to have guns/AR15's.

Wallace just keeps attacking noting that LaPierre has his own set of bodyguards. (so! He should!). La Pierre says it is fine for people - rich, elite - to have bodyguards, but it's THEY, not LaPierre, who don't want others to have their own personal security.

I give Wallace an F, no a Z, for his logic in his debate with La Pierre this morning. He made it personal, and he failed to be a good interviewer. Thanks for the link, TomGuy.

Right on, Girlene. I wanted to reach into the TV and do bodily harm to Wallace. What a lame thing for him to say, “What about the malls but but what about the theaters?” They shouldn’t be advertizing “Gun Free Zones” and then they wouldn’t be a shooters paradise.

Anchor: Joining us now, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, a member of the foreign relations committee as well as the intelligence committee. Have you heard anything one way or the other, senator, that causes to decide your vote on Chuck Hagel?

Rubio: Well let me begin by saying that Chuck Hagels service to our country, particularly in Vietnam is something all of us admire and I dont think you will find any debate about that but he is being nominated for one of the most important cabinet positions in our country, the secretary of defense. I stated long ago Ive been deeply disturbed by his previous comments and positions in regards to sanctions on Iran and in regards to direct negotiations with North Korea. Obviously statements he made about Israel. these are not the kind of statements and kind of positions I want to see our secretary of defense have and these are big, big problems. For those reasons I just dont believe I will be able to support his nomination especially after his testimony in the last hour here has really not said anything that addresses those concerns to my satisfaction.

I saw that...I guess we are to assume that Wallace isn't packing (clarification: concealed carry) ...and has no armed bodyguards.

I guess not. His rapid-fire attack (can I say that?) on LaPierre this morning was shameful. Whether you like LaPierre or not, right now he is the most visible face out there standing up for Mr and Mrs America and their right to bear arms. Wallace was essentially attacking those people, not LaPierre.

Here is a stretch but I bet you its not that far out. Zero has been relishing an attack on the US just so he can use his own personal army,remember the two billion rounds of ammo, on the attackers, or errr... us.

Not only that but a more open borders lets the CIA get even more drug money, more jihadi terror types into the country, more illegals, more Cloward/Piven. Everything the regime is looking for works better with open borders.

As I have been saying open borders are more important than an immigration bill or amnesty.

Once the illegals are here zero will get them voting,on welfare,etc. no matter what. Look what we just went through nothing but election fraud and more food stamps.

The attacks from within have just begun.Guess who the targets are?

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posted on 02/03/2013 10:57:58 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

Dingy harry is running scared any time he gets on tv or any other big audience. We all know what Rush did to him last time he shot his mouth off.He probably still has a sore ass. He’s not likely to forget it any time soon either.

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posted on 02/03/2013 11:02:09 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

I don’t know what Wallace’s aspirations are, but his performance in the one clip I saw was quite poor. I DO give him credit for addressing the debate over gun control. Most of the others are barely addressing anything to do with gun control.

Where he went off track - he must have a personal slant toward more gun control and he let it get in the way of good journalism.

I'm telling you guys Marco is the real deal. I don't expect him to disappoint us on border security either. If there are not good guarantees on securing the border I bet he won't sign the bill.

Politically, Zero had the entire immigration debate set up by the bent axel so they win on either side of the issue.We need not forget any issue they deal with,invest any time in only has merit from its political value. As usual we let them pick what issue they wanted to demagogue us on.

If they get amnesty or anything close they win.

If they don't get a bill they will demagogue us until cows fly. It will become the new it was all GW's fault.

That's why its so important that Marco has made the rounds everywhere and didn't depend on the drivebys to get his message out. He got it out on his own. Everyone knows what he stands for and who he is.If he is not willing to support the bill because of inadequate border security we will not take nearly the hit had he not gone out and reassured everyone.

He even one-upped the left by doing it all in English and Spanish. Marco Rubio has to be axelrod's worst nightmare. He's made a lose/lose into a near win.

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posted on 02/03/2013 11:19:29 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

YAY......not. I haven’t seen an explanation as to why it is being shut down. Do you think it might be because it is being replaced by drones? COngress just approved drones for flights over the US (in the last year or so).
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Reading some comments on another thread reminded me of something on MTPress, amnesty debate.

Ralph Reed was on MTP pushing for the latest amnesty plan in the Senate. Ralph Reed??? It seems that all the politicians, all the political strategists, everyone in the ruling class all agree that we need more illegals, need to give unearned citizenship to the current illegals, need to give away more unearned freebies because they think it will help them “politically” (or get more votes)

In the real world where real people (the legal types) live, get jobs, pay their bills, etc,.....those people do not agree. Real world people are tired of supporting illegals and do not want more.

Wallace can use today’s interview of Gabby’s husband as his audition tape. He would certainly fit in with any of the other “news” channels.

Also, from the transcript, Capt Kelly said:

“Gabby and I are both gun owners and I don’t think you’ll find a person stronger a supporter of the Second Amendment than me and I defended it with my life over Iraq and Kuwait.”

I did not hear him say Kuwait. He said Iraq and Afghanistan. So Fox “amends” their transcripts. How interesting! The reason I looked this up was because I was wondering what kind of service he was providing in A’stan if he was in the Space Program at the same time. So I’m sure that he must have ‘misspoken’ and Fox accommodated him on a ‘correction.’ Ethical?

There is no difference between FOX and Pravda anymore. They are both there to support the Ruling Class. They all attend the same brie and chablis parties and want to be on the A list. La Pierre is on the Z list and is attacked accordingly.

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